occlusif
French, adjective/ɔ.kly.zif/
occlusif is spelled O-C-C-L-U-S-I-F (8 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written French, the 149,203rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Occlusif is a French adjective meaning “occlusive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui occlut, qui bouche, qui est bouché”.
What does occlusif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
occlusive
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui occlut, qui bouche, qui est bouché. 2. Produit en obstruant l’air du chenal vocal, en parlant des sons.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of occlusif
- occlusive feminine
- occlusifs masculine plural
- occlusives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce occlusif?
- /ɔ.kly.zif/
- \ɔ.kly.zif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to occlusif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is occlusif in French?
occlusif appears about once in every 21 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).